Massive Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumo-Mediastinum after Percutaneous Lung Biopsy

CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2023; 44(04): 437-439
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1746421

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Autoren

Jitin Goyal

¹Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Abhishek Bansal

¹Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Ankush Jajodia

¹Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Sunil Puri

¹Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
Arvind K. Chaturvedi

¹Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India

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